Expert resources for teams that want to maximize their potential.
She’s been in the coach’s box for multiple Illinois 3A championships. Here’s your chance to train with Coach Moschel! On Monday August 9th in Libertyville, hang with this contemporary expert and bring some upgrades back to your upcoming fall practices. Sign up here, or DM us on Instagram or Twitter if you have questions!
Coach Caputo-Seren is one of Illinois’ brightest coaching stars! Meet up with her on August 10th in Wheaton to sharpen up your leaps and turns as we head into fall practices. Sign up here, or DM us on Instagram or Twitter if you have questions!
Team up with our top-of-the-line instructors who’ll bring their sharp expertise and excellent teaching skills straight to your team.
8CA Technique Sessions and Intensives feature:
We offer Technique Sessions, Technique Intensives, and Choreo Clinics to power up your team’s summer development. Choose from 1.0 – 1.5 – 2 hour classes or even a 1/2 day intensive.
We’ll collaborate with you to design a session that fits your team’s needs and goals. Go with an across-the-board technique workout taught in a fresh voice and style. Or zero-in on those skills that need upgrading. Either way, your team gets a tailored experience that works for them!
Our instructors are some of the finest dance team technique teachers in the state! They excel as tech teachers, team coaches, and practice-runners. Their experiences include a lot of time on the state floor as both dancers and coaches! Our recent blog post talks about our strict selection criteria and the unique teaching profiles these amazing coaches possess.
You’ll get your own private team page here on our website where you can view your instructor’s feedback and notes, submit and compare videos, and organize your technique tips throughout the season. Document your growth and watch your new knowledge blossom on the competition floor!
Our instructors will help you sharpen up your skills in the context of your future performances, whether between halves or in front of judges. We’re here to help your team with the fundamentals AND to help you unpack the links between technique and the IHSA and IDTA rubrics!
Need extra corrections and feedback as you move forward throughout the summer, fall, and winter? Your technique evolves, so many individual dancers will love that extra guidance from our amazing teachers. Virtual, convenient, and very possibly a difference-maker for dancers extra focused on getting to that next level!
Exceptional Instructors With State Experience
Our instructors have excelled at consistently bringing their teams to state, but their qualifications go much further. They each excel at teaching technique in a competitive dance team setting, helping athletes striving to get the most out of a rubric, and all in the context of choreography. Each of them has long been committed to the 8 Count Audio philosophy of putting growth on the same pedestal as achievement — even before ever joining our team! With these talented teachers, you’ve got the best of Illinois competitive dance on your side.
St. Charles East DT Asst. Coach
Hannah Bohn
Hannah competed with the Huntley Dance Team and went on to coach 1A Genoa-Kingston during a stretch of state-bound seasons in the mid-2010s. She brought that same culture of excellence to Sycamore as head coach for the past few seasons, and has just started as an assistant with the St. Charles East Dance Team.
HD Jacobs DT Varsity Coach
Alli Heckman
Alli danced on the dominant Crystal Lake Central teams of the late 2000s and was on the dance team at Miami (OH). She took over the CLC program as its head coach in 2013, overseeing their highly successful transition from pom to jazz and lyrical. This spring she was named the new head varsity coach at HD Jacobs.
Stevenson DT Asst. Varsity Coach
Laura Moschel
Laura competed on Stevenson's high-achieving dance team and, after college, came back to join her former team as an assistant. Her team is the current 3A state champion in IHSA and also reigns as a national champion in Dance Team Union.
Pricing And Add-Ons
Team up for additional sessions at a discounted rate!
2nd session: $145
3rd session: $140
Add a round of post-class individual feedback for all your dancers, via submitted videos: $75 flat.
The 8CA Technique Session Experience
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Collaborate, Design, and Prep
We’ll review your video clips, discuss your team’s needs and goals, and map out an instructional experience that works for you. Your private team page will have all the info you and your dancers will need to prepare for an optimal session.
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Connect, Learn, and Apply
After proper warmups you’ll dive right into the heart of your technique experience. Depending on the format you’ve picked out, your team might work through combinations where they can test out their refined skills. They’ll get instructor feedback in predetermined small groups for the best possible visibility.
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Post, Review, and Track Progress
Notes, video clips, tips and reminders go up on your private team page so you can easily refer back to your valuable experience anytime! You’ll also be able to post clips, receive corrections and feedback, and track your progress all year.
8CA-Hosted Workshops (SUMMER 2021)
We’re teaming up with local studios around the state to host 8CA workshops around the state! No cookie-cutters here. We’ll give you a technique-building experience based on your location and whether you’re mainly concerned with the IHSA or IDTA rubric in Illinois (or both!). Our certified instructors bring their coaching, cleaning, and personal dance team experience to sessions that expand your technical toolbox. You’ll have team-building activities that will help you create the meaningful memories, mental tools, and shared experiences that will carry you throughout the season–from practices to sidelines to the comp floor. You’ll get the whole 8CA experience, too–positivity, celebrations and affirmations, and fun coverage on our social media!
Team Sessions & Intensives
We’ll bring you a customized session based precisely on you and your team’s goals and preferences. Our modular approach lets you build the right half or full day experience for your specific needs. Turns, leaps, pom tech, hip hop tech. Combinations and building blocks for routines. Yoga. We can even zoom in on a section of your organization’s rubric. All of it taught with our mission and core values in mind. You’ll emerge with practical tips, wayyy usable choreography elements, and the keys for unlocking your team’s potential!
Livestream Workshops / Intensives Open To Individual Dancers (SUMMER 2021)
A great option for both individuals looking to independently sharpen their skills, or for teams not allowed to practice or coordinate activities. Remember all those freebie lessons and combos that flooded social media in April? Here’s a ramped-up intensive that focuses on a single skill, with individual feedback available as an add-on!